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RAILWAY SIGNAL. No. 356,798. Patented Feb. .1 ,-1 887.

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It will be understood that an operatingspring and its different parts is to be placed on each side of the street where it is desired tolocate asignal, so as to indicate the approach of a train in either direction.

It will be seen that by my peculiar arrangement my signal will take the place ofa Watchman in cities, and can also be placed at all street-crossings at very little expense, and will at all times indicate the approach of a train of cars. It will also be seen that by the ringing of the signal-bell drop-gates can. be dispensed with, as the operatingspring can be so adjusted that the signal-bell will continue to ring until the train arrives at the street-cr0ssing. In cities the operating-spring A is designed to be located a certain distance from the street (for example, say forty yards from the center of the street,) so that the first sound of the bell will indicate the exact distance the train is 20 from the street.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the spring A, the pivoted arms E E, and the rod a, connecting said spring and pivoted arms, of the standard F, having an arm, G, and the bell H, suspended from said arm G in the path of the pivoted arms E E, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM B. SNYDER.

Witnesses:

ROWLAND G. BURnIcK, FRED. W. BOND. 

